Gov. Charlie Baker said on Wednesday that Massachusetts “should not pass” on the opportunity to take advantage of more federal unemployment funding that could be coming to states amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order allocating Federal Emergency Management Administration funds for certain unemployed workers. The new funding comes as talks over more federal COVID stimulus money collapsed, leaving millions of unemployed Americans concerned about when the next boost will come.
The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, which provided an additional $600 check to Americans out of work because of the virus, expired July 27.
Baker said he’s sent a letter to FEMA signaling the state’s intent to formally apply, but expressed reservations about the plan.
“I don’t think this is the right way to do this,” he said. “I worry a lot that we’re taking money from federal reimbursements for emergency services provided associated with the first four months of COVID under FEMA to fund this program.”
The lost wages program would give governors the authority to provide $400 weekly payments to unemployed workers — $300 of which would come from the federal government — if states chip in 25%. Another plan would provide only $300 a week.
The new payments will be made retroactive to Aug. 1.
“If this program is there, and it turns out to be the only thing that’s there, I don’t think Massachusetts should pass on that,” Baker said.
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